Pro-Yoon Lawmakers Announce Bid for People Power Party Leadership

Despite Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, the party continues to back him – meaning pro-Yoon figures have the inside track for winning the PPP's...

24.07.2025 2

Mitch Shin

2 of President Lee Jae-myung’s Minister Nominees Withdrawn From Candidacy

South Korea’s president hit an early stumble when controversies ensnared his nominees for education minister and gender equality minister.

23.07.2025 3

Mitch Shin

South Koreans Show Increasing Support for President Lee Jae-myung

Lee’s approval ratings have exceeded 60 percent, surpassing his 49 percent vote share in the June 3 election.

19.07.2025 3

Mitch Shin

South Korean President Holds Press Conference

A month after his election, Lee Jae-myung reiterated his will to “rebuild” South Korea.

07.07.2025 2

Mitch Shin

South Korean President Nominates Prime Minister and Ministers

Lee Jae-myung has nominated 17 out of 19 ministers – and one of them was part of the Cabinet of his impeached predecessor.

01.07.2025 8

Mitch Shin

South Korea’s New President Begins Diplomacy With Flurry of Calls

Within a week after his election, Lee Jae-myung talked with the leaders of the United States, Japan, and China over the phone.

10.06.2025 5

Mitch Shin

Polls: Lee Jae-myung to Become Next President of South Korea

Riding a wave of public outrage against Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration, Lee won a landslide victory in the election on June 3.

04.06.2025 10

Mitch Shin

The Top Priority for South Korea’s Next President

In the wake of Yoon Suk-yeol’s poor performance, the country has severely been polarized. Now the public hopes the new president will integrate the...

23.05.2025 7

Mitch Shin

After Last-Minute PPP Drama, South Korea’s Presidential Campaigns Officially Kick Off

The candidates are set, despite some twists in the ruling party’s primary process. Now the 21-day presidential campaign has officially begun.

14.05.2025 3

Mitch Shin

Lee Jae-myung’s Presidential Bid Is Safe After Court’s Decision to Postpone Trials

The heavily favored opposition candidate will now be able to run in the upcoming snap election, despite a shocking intervention from the Supreme...

08.05.2025 4

Mitch Shin

Kim Moon-soo Elected as PPP’s Presidential Candidate

Despite his victory in the People Power Party’s primary elections, he will likely be sidelined as a candidate in the coming days.

06.05.2025 10

Mitch Shin

PPP’s Primary Presidential Election Down to Final 2 Candidates

The conservative People Power Party has narrowed its slate down to two candidates: Kim Moon-soon and Han Dong-hoon. But it might be a third man who...

30.04.2025 10

Mitch Shin

Lee Jae-myung Elected as DP’s Presidential Candidate

After setting a record for the share of votes received during the party’s primary elections, Lee aims to win the presidential election scheduled on...

29.04.2025 10

Mitch Shin

Han Duck-soo’s Risky Negotiation With Donald Trump

Han and his ministers are rushing to sign a trade deal with Washington, but their primary job as an acting government is to maintain a status quo.

24.04.2025 10

Mitch Shin

Will the PPP’s Attempt at an Anti-Lee Jae-myung Coalition Work?

Would-be presidential candidates within the ruling People Power Party are looking to form a big tent to prevent the opposition leader from becoming...

18.04.2025 20

Mitch Shin

Will the PPP Survive After the Snap Presidential Election?

The polls show the opposition leader will win a landslide victory, but the ruling People Power Party still maintains its stance that Yoon’s martial...

15.04.2025 4

Mitch Shin

Constitutional Court Upholds South Korean President’s Impeachment

The Constitutional Court upheld Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment. As of April 4, Yoon is no longer president of South Korea and a snap election must take...

04.04.2025 7

Mitch Shin

Constitutional Court Overturns Impeachment of South Korean Prime Minister

Ahead of the ruling on the South Korean president’s impeachment, the Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Han Duck-soo.

24.03.2025 3

Mitch Shin

What’s Behind the Constitutional Court’s Delayed Verdict on Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment?

The Constitutional Court is taking longer than expected to issue its ruling. South Koreans are divided over how to interpret the delay.

19.03.2025 20

Mitch Shin

As ROK-US Drill Began, North Korea Fired Ballistic Missiles

Pyongyang fired several ballistic missiles into the sea to confront the joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.

11.03.2025 3

Mitch Shin

Yoon’s Martial Law Declaration Was Bad. What He Did Next May Have Been Worse.

As Yoon Suk-yeol embraces the rhetoric of far-right extremists, South Korea has become deeply polarized and political violence is on the rise.

07.03.2025 10

Mitch Shin

What South Korea Is Learning From Trump’s Approach to Ukraine

Following Washington’s “American First” approach on diplomacy, South Koreans are expected to show more support for nuclear development.

05.03.2025 20

Mitch Shin

Constitutional Court Closes Impeachment Hearings for South Korea’s President

The six-week trial has ended. Now, the Constitutional Court will decide whether to uphold Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment.

26.02.2025 7

Mitch Shin

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Holds 1st Meeting With US Secretary of State Rubio

On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul held a meeting with his counterparts from the U.S. and Japan.

19.02.2025 6

Mitch Shin

Who Are the Potential Candidates to be South Korea’s Next President?

Should the Constitutional Court uphold the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol, who will run for the presidential election?

12.02.2025 8

Mitch Shin

Will Kim Jong Un Meet Trump Again?

Pyongyang has made clear its nuclear weapons are no longer negotiable but its strategy can be recalibrated depending on Washington’s approach.

10.02.2025 5

Mitch Shin

South Korean President Attends Impeachment Trial

Despite his refusal to appear for questioning in the CIO's investigation, Yoon Suk-yeol attended the impeachment trial held by the Constitutional...

21.01.2025 10

Mitch Shin

Pro-Yoon Rioters Attack Courthouse After New Arrest Warrant Against the President

In the wake of the court’s decision to extend the detention of Yoon Suk-yeol, his supporters used violence against the police and stormed the...

20.01.2025 9

Mitch Shin

South Koreans Separate Support on PPP and President Yoon

Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic...

16.01.2025 10

Mitch Shin

North Korea Launches SRBMs Toward Its Eastern Waters, South Korea Says

Eight days after Pyongyang launched a hypersonic ballistic missile, it fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.

14.01.2025 10

Mitch Shin

Over 300 North Korean Soldiers Have Died in Russia’s Kursk Region

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported that more than 300 North Korean soldiers were killed fighting against Ukraine, while more than...

13.01.2025 10

Mitch Shin

North Korea Launches Suspected Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

On January 6, North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Monday’s...

06.01.2025 6

Mitch Shin

Investigators Fail to Arrest South Korean President

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) failed to detain South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on January 3, three days...

03.01.2025 4

Mitch Shin

Arrest Warrant Issued Against South Korean President Yoon

On December 31, a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached by the National Assembly...

31.12.2024 10

Mitch Shin

179 Killed in Airplane Crash, South Korea’s Deadliest

At 9:03 a.m. KST on December 29, a Jeju Air flight from Bangkok carrying 175 passengers and six crew skidded off the runway of the Muan...

30.12.2024 3

Mitch Shin

South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached

On December 27, the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill calling for the impeachment of South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is...

27.12.2024 5

Mitch Shin

South Korea’s Yoon Impedes Constitutional Court’s Impeachment Trial

Since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached by the National Assembly on December 14 – 11 days after he declared martial law – the...

19.12.2024 5

Mitch Shin

South Korean President Impeached by Legislature After Self Coup Attempt

On December 14, the National Assembly of South Korea passed a bill calling for impeaching South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon has become the...

14.12.2024 20

Mitch Shin

In Defiant Address, Yoon Denies Treason Charges, Vows to Fight on

On December 12, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol addressed the South Korean public – the second such address since he lifted martial law on...

12.12.2024 4

Mitch Shin

How North Korea Views Yoon’s Declaration of Martial Law

Eight days after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, North Korea’s state-controlled Korean Central News Agency called the...

11.12.2024 6

Mitch Shin

After Blocking Impeachment, South Korea’s PPP Wants to Absorb Yoon’s Presidential Powers

On the morning of December 8, the leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Han Dong-hoon, and South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo made a...

09.12.2024 10

Mitch Shin

PPP Neutralizes Vote to Impeach South Korea’s President

On December 7, South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) succeeded in preventing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol from being impeached over...

07.12.2024 4

Mitch Shin

Yoon Accused of Trying to Arrest Key Political Leaders During Martial Law

On December 6, Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling People Power Party, said he confirmed that President Yoon Suk-yeol had ordered...

06.12.2024 10

Mitch Shin

South Korea’s PPP Decides to Protect Yoon Ahead of Impeachment Vote

The beleaguered ruling People Power Party (PPP) has decided to impede the opposition parties’ moves to impeach Yoon at the National Assembly. The...

05.12.2024 6

Mitch Shin

South Korean President Lifts Martial Law, Now Faces Looming Impeachment

At 4:30 a.m. KST on December 4, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol lifted martial law about three hours after the National Assembly blocked his...

04.12.2024 4

Mitch Shin

How South Korea Should Prepare Before Trump Returns to the White House

Devising a concrete plan to strengthen its self-defense capabilities and recalibrating its policy on North Korea would be top priorities for Seoul...

12.11.2024 9

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South Korea, US Hold ‘2+2’ Meeting Amid Spiking Tensions With the North

The two sides condemned the North’s ICBM test and its apparent deployment of troops Russia.

01.11.2024 2

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Ahead of US Presidential Election, North Korea Launches ICBM

Just after the South Korean defense minister met his counterpart in Washington, North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.

31.10.2024 2

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North Korea Steps up Its Hostile Moves Against South Korea

With road demolitions and direct threats, North Korea has further cemented its belligerent stance toward the South.

16.10.2024 10

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Why Is South Korea’s President Yoon So Unpopular?

The majority of South Koreans think the South Korean president is not doing his job well, and there's no shortage of explanations.

13.09.2024 3

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